how to pronounce acclaim

/əkˈlɛɪm/

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acclaim is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of acclaim in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… but the acclaim didn't come they really …”

meanings of acclaim

verb:

To claim.
To elect to an office by having no opposition.
To declare by acclamations.
To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
To shout; to call out.
To express great approval (for).

noun:

A claim.
An acclamation; a shout of applause.

acclaim frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word acclaim occurs in english on average 2.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics acclaim can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that acclaim can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;